Sudan's Prime Minister, Abdullah Hamdok announces his resignation Sudan's Prime Minister, Abdullah Hamdok announces his resignation

Sudan's Prime Minister, Abdullah Hamdok announces his resignation

Sudan's Prime Minister, Abdullah Hamdok announces his resignation

Sudan's Prime Minister, Abdullah Hamdok announces his resignation


Sudan's Prime Minister, Abdullah Hamdok, announced on Sunday evening his resignation from his position following protests in the capital, Khartoum, stressing that "the revolution is going on."

In a televised speech broadcast on state television, Hamdok said, "I have decided to submit my resignation to make way and return the trust to the Sudanese people."

Hamdok added, "I tried as much as I could to avoid my country's descent into disaster." He stressed that "the Sudanese revolution is proceeding with its goals."

On Sunday, the Sudanese Doctors Committee announced that three people had been killed in protests in the capital, Khartoum.

The same committee indicated in two separate statements that the first victim died, as a result of a "violent head injury" in the city of Khartoum during the demonstrations, and the second in the city of Omdurman, west of the capital, after being shot in the chest, accusing the "revolutionary authorities", as they described.

This brings the death toll since the events of last October 25 to 66, including 14 since the signing of the political agreement on November 21 between Army Commander Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan and Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok, according to the committee's statement.

Earlier today, Sudanese security forces fired tear gas canisters to disperse demonstrators who were on their way to the presidential palace in Khartoum.

Thousands of Sudanese began demonstrating in the capital, Khartoum, and other Sudanese cities, to demand "democratic civilian rule."

According to Anadolu Agency, security forces fired stun grenades and tear gas at demonstrators on their way to the presidential palace in the capital, with the aim of dispersing them.

The demonstrators came out in the three cities of the capital, Khartoum, Bahri and Omdurman, in addition to the cities of Port Sudan (east), and Managil (central), according to Anatolia correspondent and eyewitnesses.

The demonstrators, carrying national flags, chanted slogans denouncing the political agreement signed between the President of the Sovereign Council, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, and Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok on November 21.

The demonstrators also raised banners that read: "The people are stronger and apostasy is impossible," "Freedom, peace, and justice," "No negotiation, no partnership," no bargaining," and "Yes to democratic civil rule," according to the Anatolia correspondent.

On Saturday, the Sudanese Professionals Association (the leader of the protest movement in the country) and the "resistance committees" called for Sunday demonstrations under the slogan "Loyalty to the Martyrs", denouncing the political agreement signed between the President of the Sovereign Council, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, and Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok, And to demand civil rule.

Since last October 25, Sudan has witnessed protests in response to exceptional measures taken by Al-Burhan, most notably the imposition of a state of emergency, the dissolution of the Sovereignty Councils and the transitional ministers, the dismissal of Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok, and the arrest of officials and politicians.

Although Al-Burhan and Hamdok signed a political agreement on November 21, which included the latter's return to his position, the formation of a government of competencies, and the release of political detainees, political forces considered the agreement an "attempt to legitimize the coup" and pledged to continue the protests until "full civilian rule" is achieved. during the transition period.

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